Ken Macha out as Oakland A's manager, his call.

Journeyman · Oct 5, 2005

Amazing, Macha giving up a managerial job with no apparent job automatically available....the A's have a nice team...

This is a surprise even if there are several possibilities out there, its not like Macha is an automatic choice somewhere else.

PokerKingJim · Oct 5, 2005

Au Contraire (sp?). Talk here in Pittsburgh has been about Macha since long before McClendon was fired. Macha is a western Pa boy and I would imagine the Pittsburgh job will be his if he wants it and they can agree on money.

PokerKingJim · Oct 5, 2005

Especially now that Leyland went to Detroit. He was the other big name being thrown around a lot. Jim Tracy's name has come up a good bit too. Art Howe is another one though not as much. Pirates have said they are going to hire somebody with experience from outside of the organization.

chanman83 · Oct 5, 2005

why woudl he want to leave a decent to good team for a shitty one?

PokerKingJim · Oct 5, 2005

Felt he was being disrespected by not getting a contract extension. Macha probably told them he wanted an extensaion/raise, they said no, he told them to stick it. Was pretty common knowledge that there was a very good chance Macha wouldn't be back with the A's next year.

Journeyman · Oct 5, 2005

Correct Pittsburgh is the rumor and money was the issue....just seems hard to believe you walk from a team that had a nice yr...

Ego74 · Oct 5, 2005

chanman83 said:
why woudl he want to leave a decent to good team for a shitty one?

:lolBIG:

very true, being homesick makes a man do crazy things

sherman · Oct 5, 2005

Th A's will replace him with a no name as Billy Beane doesn't want to take a back seat to anyone....

FairWarning · Oct 5, 2005

Poker King Jim said:
Au Contraire (sp?). Talk here in Pittsburgh has been about Macha since long before McClendon was fired. Macha is a western Pa boy and I would imagine the Pittsburgh job will be his if he wants it and they can agree on money.

I remember the last "hometown hero" a PITTsburgh team hired. :lolBIG: